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Cierra K. Reeves knew there was a wide world of careers she could pursue with a psychology degree, but it took some prayer, a conversation with her mother, and a chat with her advisor before she...

Written by Ian Anson, associate professor of political science, UMBC With the 2024 U.S. election over and done with, political analysts and both major parties are already turning their...

When Johnny Olszewski walks the halls of the Longworth House Office Building across the street from the Capitol dome, he stands head and shoulders above most of his peers. And while his height may...

Written by John Rennie Short, professor emeritus of public policy, UMBC Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. cities are still adjusting to a new normal, with more...

Written by Ming Xie, assistant professor of emergency health management and public health systems, UMBC. Imagine a world in which a hurricane devastates the Gulf Coast, and the U.S. has no...

As Sister States, Maryland and Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, (south of Tokyo) have collaborated in various initiatives in business, education, healthcare, and culture exchange programs since 1981,...

On January 31, the CASH Campaign of Maryland, a nonprofit working to promote the economic advancement of low-to-moderate income individuals and families in Baltimore and across Maryland, kicked...

Meet Emmanuella Osei, a junior studying public health and sociology and the president of UMBC’s Public Health Council of Majors. She is passionate about health equity, public service, and...

Meet Michael Brazda ’06, anthropology, M.A. ’08, applied sociology, and Ph.D. ’24, gerontology, an adjunct professor who is passionate about both asynchronous and synchronous online learning....

On the surface, it may appear that there isn’t much of a connection between rapper Kendrick Lamar and abolitionist Harriet Tubman. But in his debut book, UMBC Assistant Professor of English and...